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fact that diet and husbandry systems
can profoundly influence tumor
incidences in tanks of zebrafish. These
findings are important because zebrafish
husbandry practices are much less
standardized currently than the
protocols for most other laboratory
animals like mice.
13. Nominee: Timchalk, Charles,
Ph.D., DABT, Staff Scientist, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratories, Center
for Biological Monitoring and Modeling,
Richland, WA.
i. Expertise: Toxicology;
ii. Education: B.S., Biology, State
University of New York at Oneonta;
Ph.D., Toxicology/Pharmacology, The
Albany Medical College of Union
University;
iii. Professional Experience: Charles
Timchalk received a B.S. in Biology in
1978 from the State University of New
York, and a Ph.D. in 1986 from the
Department of Pharmacology and
Toxicology, The Albany Medical
College. He is currently certified as a
Diplomat of the American Board of
Toxicology. In 1986 he joined the Dow
Chemical Company as a post-doctoral
fellow within the Biotransformation and
Molecular Toxicology Group of the
Toxicology Research Laboratory. At
Dow he was a research and technical
leader within the Pharmacokinetics and
Metabolism group prior to accepting his
current position. In 1997 he joined the
Center for Biological Monitoring and
Modeling within Battelle Pacific
Northwest Laboratory as a Staff
Scientist. In this position he is
continuing to pursue his interest in the
application of pharmacokinetics for
evaluation of human health risk. His
research is currently focused around
three themes:
a. The development of new
technologies and approaches for non-
invasive biological monitoring;
b. Advancing pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic modeling to focus on
the assessment of risk to potentially
sensitive populations, such as children,
and to evaluate the health risk
implications of exposure to low dose
chemical mixtures; and
c. The utilization of advanced imaging
and 3-dimensional modeling
approaches to develop new dosimetry
and biological response models.
Dr. Timchalk is currently the
principal investigator or co-investigator
on seven Department of Health and
Human Services/National Institutes of
Health (DHHS/NIH) grants and has four
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recently completed projects for DHHS
and EPA. He has also provided
technical leadership in support of
several Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL) initiatives including:
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The Environmental Health and
Environmental Biomarkers Initiative. He
has likewise provided support on
technical review and advisory
committees including: NIH/NIEHS
Superfund Basic Research Grant
Review; NIH/National Cancer Institute
Special Emphasis Review;
Dichloromethane Peer Review Panel;
Austrian Science Fund Grant Review;
International Life Sciences Institute,
Health and Environmental Science
Institute, Agricultural Chemical Safety
Assessment Steering Committee; CDC/
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Heatlh Safety and
Occupational Health Study Section and
the EPA–STAR Grant Review Panel. He
has served as President of the Society of
Toxicology, Biological Modeling
Specialty Section. Over the course of his
career Dr. Timchalk has been
acknowledged both for his professional
accomplishments and for his ongoing
interest in supporting the development
of young scientist. His research has been
recognized by awards from the
Environmental Business Journal
(Technical Merit award, 2001), and R &
D 100 Nomination (2004). In addition,
he received the Department of Energy,
Office of Science Outstanding Mentor
Award (2002); and the PNNL, Chester I.
Cooper Mentor of the Year Award
(2003).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
Mary Belefski,
Acting Director, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0202; FRL–8355–9]
Lavandulyl Senecioate; Receipt of
Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the California
Department of Pesticide Regulation to
use the pesticide lavandulyl senecioate
(CAS No 23960–07–8) to treat up to
80,000 acres of raisin and wine grapes
to control the vine mealybug (VMB).
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The applicant proposes the use of a
new chemical which has not been
registered by the EPA.
EPA is soliciting public comment
before making the decision whether or
not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0202, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0202. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
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comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Ertman, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–9367; fax number: (703) 605–
0781; e-mail address:
ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
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for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
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(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
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exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the Administrator determines that
emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. The California
Department of Pesticide Regulation has
requested the Administrator to issue a
specific exemption for the use of
lavandulyl senecioate on raisin and
wine grapes to control the vine
mealybug. Information in accordance
with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as
part of this request.
As part of this request, the Applicant
asserts that the rapid spread of the vine
mealybug in California vineyards and
the damage caused by their feeding and
excretion of honeydew has resulted in
increasing crop losses in raisin, wine,
and table grapes. Depending on the type
of grape, these losses can reach 5 to 30%
of the crop. Conventional control
programs and cultural practices are
either ineffective or too expensive to be
considered practical.
The Applicant proposes to securely
fasten the pheromone dispensers by
hand in thumb-sized canes in Fresno,
Kern, Kings, Madera, and Tulare
Counties in California. Two hundred
fifty dispensers will be applied per acre
(approximately one dispenser per 2 to 4
vines, depending on plant density). This
is equivalent to 25 grams of active
ingredient per acre. One to two
applications will be made on a
maximum of 80,000 acres of grapes per
season. This translates to a maximum of
40 million dispensers (8,800 pounds of
active ingredient). The use season
begins on April 1, 2008 and concludes
on September 30, 2008.
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing section
18 of FIFRA require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a
new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient)
which has not been registered by the
EPA. The notice provides an
opportunity for public comment on the
application.
The Agency will review and consider
all comments received during the
comment period in determining
whether to issue the specific exemption
requested by the California Department
of Pesticide Regulation.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 11, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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